Homepage of the Dengie Hundred Amateur Radio Society (DHARS)

The Dengie Hundred Amateur Radio Society (DHARS), which is based in Essex, is an amateur radio club, made up from an enthusiastic group who all have an interest in amateur radio - sometimes called ham radio. The cat shown in the photograph is not officially a member but
is a frequent visitor to the club's shack.

The club meets at its shack in Althorne approximately ten times each month, although few members can attend every meeting.

The club meets:

Every Monday evening. The 2nd and 4th are the official club nights, but around six people meet every other Monday too.

Every Thursday during the day. People arrive around 10:00 and usually leave at approximately 14:00.

We are not that far from The Three Horseshoes pub in Althorne. The next few meetings of the club, which has the callsign G0UTT, are:

Monday meetings - held in the evening, so that most members can attend.

Monday 19 November 2018 at 19:30 (General chat evening)

Monday 26 November 2018 at 19:30 (Official club night)

Monday 3 December 2018 at 19:30 (Operating evening - primarily HF and 2 m SSB. We use the callsign G0UTT)

Monday 10 December 2018 at 19:30 (Official club night)

Monday 17 December 2018 at 19:30 (General chat evening)

Monday 24 December 2018 at 19:30 (Official club night)

Monday 31 December 2018 at 19:30 (General chat evening)

Thursday meetings - held during the day, so mainly suitable for members who are retired.

Interests of members.

Different members of the club have very different interests, with members being active on frequencies from 1.8 MHz (160 m) to 10 GHz (3 cm), and most bands in between these. We don't currently have members operating below the 160 m band, but we might well do this one day. There
is considerable interest in digital modes of communication, as well as interests in CW, satellites, contests and moonbounce.
Several members enjoy constructing items, either from kits, published designs, or items they have designed themselves. Antenna
construction is particularly prevalent. We welcome new members who have other interests.

Facilities.

Unlike almost every other amateur club in England, we are very fortunate
in being able to erect permanent antennas at our club station. This is
something no other club local to us can offer. All other local clubs hire
space for an evening in a property they don't have exclusive access to, but that is not so with our club. We have a purpose built shack, on the grounds of
one of our members, which gives us 24/7 access. With our
antennas more than 45 m ASL, the site has good takeoff, as well as 3 masts, and a 160 m vertical antenna! We have test
equipment which members can use, including a 600 MHz antenna analyzer, 1 GHz signal
generator, 150 MHz 4-channel oscilloscope, LCR meter
and of course more common items like multimeters. If you compare our
facilities to other local clubs, you can see we have much more to
offer! Also, one member has access to more exotic test equipment
including vector network analyzers to 20 GHz, a frequency
counter to 20 GHz, spectrum analyzer to 22 GHz, and other profeessional equipment.

Are you considering joining us?

Prospective members are asked to contact the club's Secretary or Chairman, whose details can be found on our contact page. You will be invited to attend as a guest a few times (no charge for this), and then decide whether you wish to apply for membership.